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Hosa OPT-110 Standard Toslink?-Terminated Fiber Optic Cables

~SP — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:41:35 +0000

Purchased from Beach Audio For use with ADATs and other Toslink” equipped recording gear Hosa OPT-110 Standard Toslink?-Terminated Fiber Optic Cables Affordable Optical Solution ShowMeMO Springfield, MO 4/1/2009 4 5 Pros: Easy To Use, Excellent Sound, Versatile Best Uses: Home Theater Describe Yourself: Experienced Excellent method to get digital audio back to sound system from …

Shure Files Petition With FCC

~SP — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:34:26 +0000

Shure Incorporated recently filed petition with the FCC for reconsideration of the FCC White Spaces Rules. News of this petition is written in an article at ProSoundNews.com. But Shure is not alone in their concern of these new White Space Rules. In addition to Shure?s Petition for Reconsideration, several other companies and organizations also submitted …

House Approves Digital Transition Delay

~SP — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:18:17 +0000

The transition to digital television is almost sure to be delayed until June 12, a four-month push back from February 17, following a February 4 House of Representatives vote approving the delay. Proponents of the measure have said many households remain unprepared for the switch. According to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, President Barack …

Blue vs. Red / HD Format War Over?

~SP — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:05:07 +0000

It seems the demise of HD DVD predicted by many is soon to be a reality. In an article posted at engadget, Toshiba is pulling the plug on HD DVD! Say hello to my little Playstation3 friend, Blu-Ray! Japan’s NHK has followed up The Hollywood Reporter’s earlier indications Toshiba was ready to dump its money-losing …

Pro A/V Industry Consolidations

~SP — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:50:52 +0000

I never thought I would see headlines like this. But I’m glad these events came to pass. In fact, I think the consolidation makes perfect sense, perfect business sense, that is. If cooperation between the two primary organizations in my field of work/study didn’t occur, then one of them was going to experience diminishing returns …

Von Heydekampf walks away from Telex

~SP — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:16:26 +0000

Very interesting, indeed! What does the future hold for Telex EVI? Von Heydekampf took control of the Telex EVI electronics division when Telex merged with Electro Voice in 1998. Four years later he was promoted to the position of global president of the pro audio division and relocated from the Telex offices in Straubing, Germany, …

You CAN take it with you?

~SP — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 17:11:15 +0000

For much of my life I’ve listened to many discussions about the various merits or fallacies of acquiring material goods. Depending on your perspective, such acquisition is either a good thing or a bad thing. But regardless of your judgment call on such matters, there’s no tellin’ how many times I’ve heard the phrase, “You …

Opening Pandora’s Box

~SP — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 18:06:11 +0000

As a component of the Music Genome Project, Pandora.Com is an excellent site to use in the search for new music to add to your collection. By entering an artist or song name, Pandora will construct a streaming playlist of songs with similar genres and tempos. Coupled with a high-speed internet connection and a running …

Ultra Thin Windows Media Center

~SP — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:46:52 +0000

Here is one manufacturer that is finally getting with the program. Acer is forging ahead with development of digital media centers for consumer use. The Acer Aspire Idea 500 Windows Media Center is nice and thin. It is a two rack space device and is much more likely to fit into small entertainment centers than …